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- Talabat wants to mark this milestone by thanking government entities, charities, and local community partners for their collaboration - as without them we would not have been able to make such an impact.
- The meal donations were delivered to in-need communities, while the medicine deliveries were delivered to chronically-ill patients, who for their safety have been advised to continue to stay home, during the pandemic.
Dubai, UAE: In support of local communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, talabat initiated a series of collaborations across the region with government entities, charities and local restaurant partners, ensuring support to those that need it the most. To date, the region’s leading food delivery and grocery platform has facilitated over 140,000 charitable food and medicine deliveries.
The charitable deliveries, made up of 116,000 meals, provided to in-need communities, and over 25,000 medicine prescriptions supplied to chronically-ill patients, were facilitated throughout a series of initiatives with close coordination with local authorities.
The initiatives aimed to recognise the needs of local communities during these challenging times, and reduce the strain on health systems, something which Tomaso Rodriguez, Chief Executive Officer of talabat, sees as integral to being part of the communities in which the organisation operates.
‘During times like these, as an organisation with a proud Kuwaiti heritage, we wanted to play our part as a local partner in the community. We were able to rely on the great ties with government entities, charities and local partners, who share our same outlook - and with whom we collaborated to support our local communities.
Our continuous efforts to support local initiatives in our communities are part of our ethos of putting our customers, partners and our communities at the heart of everything we do.’
One of the most significant partnerships, between talabat and the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, resulted in over 50,000 meal donations, something which Shaima Al Suwaidi, Director of Marketing and Corporate Communications at Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, sees as vitally important during the COVID-19 period.
‘Our partnership with talabat is a consolidation of the importance of this cooperation in promoting social cohesion and charitable work in Dubai; our collaboration has always been fruitful and resulted in positive effects on society and look forward to more in the future.’
Other key partnerships included the Jordanian-based charity Tkiyet Um Ali, and the Mindaznia restaurant in Oman.
Rawand Al-Natour, Head of Communications at Jordan-based charity Tkiyet Um Ali, added that this collaboration resulted in ‘an increase in the donations through our virtual restaurant. We have also delivered 6,900 Iftar meals to families in need during the holy month of Ramadan.’
Mohammad Ibrahim Al Ajmi, owner of Mindazina in Oman also states that the collaboration with talabat allowed ‘us to give back to the community, by participating in charity events such as the Ramadan food drive, creating a sense of union, a desire to give back, and put smiles on many people’s faces.’
Talabat would like to thank all its incredible partners for coming together to provide food and medicines to those in need, as well as setting an example of the impact we can have as a community, and looking forward to building more partnerships to expand our reach and continue to provide for our local communities in need.
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About talabat
Talabat transformed the food ordering business in the Middle East when it launched in Kuwait in 2004. With a network of over 13,000 restaurants and stores and 24,000 branches, talabat has become the region’s home of food.
In addition to food ordering, talabat is also revolutionising the grocery ordering vertical in the MENA region. Talabat mart, the region’s first q-commerce store launched in Kuwait in October 2019. Without a storefront, talabat mart is delivery-only and provides hyperfast 30-minute delivery of groceries to customers. Currently talabat mart operates in both Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.
Today, talabat lives to help people create and enjoy the moments that matter. With talabat as their trusted sidekick, customers can spend less time preparing food, shopping for groceries, and doing other unimportant tasks and more time doing what matters to them. Talabat is part of Delivery Hero, the global leader in online food ordering and delivery.
Press contact: press@talabat.com
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